Communism in Power: From Stalin to Mao

World War II: Steel Tempered in the Furnace

Documentary Sep 10, 2022 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E4: Chart Stalin’s plan for world domination in light of international politics in the 1930s. Then, see how his strategy was upended by Nazi Germany’s surprise attack on the Soviet Union in 1941—the most devastating campaign of World War II. Near defeat, Stalin appealed to Allied help and Russian nationalism to turn the tide, ending with Germany’s surrender in 1945.

Documentary Sep 10, 2022 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2022
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.